Congrats to the 2 idiots

Who voted for BYU to win big. I wouldn't say I was totally surprised, but I didn't think it would be that dominating a performance in all aspects of the game: offense, defense, and punting...so maybe the wind helped a little bit with the last one.

Speed was contained. Granted, it was 2 fast players and not a team full of speed. Oregon State's secondary had coverage issues. The second level had tackling issues. The D-line had leverage issues.

I think early on, Oregon State had convinced themselves they wanted to be there, but after the second consecutive 6-yard punt, and BYU capitalizing on it, I think any motivation they had left was gone. It was cold, it was windy: they could have stayed in Corvallis if they wanted that weather. Oregon State played some tough teams and played them tough, but they got manhandled by a superior team tonight. It wasn't a fluke. It wasn't luck. They just got dominated and couldn't fight back DURING play and had to resort to pushing and shoving matches AFTER the play. Bad news: they lost those shoving matches too!

I expect Utah would respond in kind tonight, maybe not quite as dominating a performance, but still a win; if only because they can't let their rival outdo them AGAIN this season: if they were upset by their destination and bowl and loss to finish the season, BYU's big win will provide the necessary motivation for them to step up and play big. Apparently, most of you voters agree that Utah will run away with it. I'm not sleeping on Cal's rushing attack, but I think the teams are pretty even and Utah can play with that "chip on their shoulder" mentality that suits them so well. Unless Cal rushes for 200+, they'll lose by 10-14 points. I think the 8 defensive seniors want to go out on a high note and have the ability to play in a way to make that happen. They are healthy on the DL again with Eliapo, and that should be enough to contain Vereen somewhat and hold Cal to under 200 yards, which means victory for the Utes. Utah 28, Cal 17. If they can't contain Vereen, however, it's going to be a long day for the Ute defense and a very short day for the Ute offense (with a lot of 3 and outs).